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Cooling Vest May Prevent Further Damage After Heart Attack

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Patients suffering severe heart attacks may be helped by cooling their bodies for a period of time, to prevent further damage. 
 
While this approach is not new, the technology to do this safely, is. 
 
In Minnesota, doctors are using a cooling vest called the "Arctic Sun" where temperature is regulated with water running through pipes in the covering. There are risks with this method, including additional heart problems and organ failure, but it appears to reduce the incidence of death and serious brain damage in those who survive massive heart attacks.

Hypothermia helps heart attack patients

Minnesota Public Radio - 5/30/2006 6:00 AM

Hypothermia is something to avoid, usually. But research has shown that inducing a mild state of hypothermia following a severe heart attack may help patients avoid brain damage and increase their survival odds. Researchers have known this for some time, but they haven't had the technology to induce hypothermia safely in real world emergencies until recently.
 
Now, with the aid of a cooling machine, some Minnesota hospitals have started using the hypothermia technique and are reporting promising results
 
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